Moon Light World Map
The map below shows where the Moon is visible from the Earth, depending on weather conditions and moon phases.
The white dot 
symbolizes the position of the Moon, and the yellow sun 
symbolizes the position of the sun.
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Map notes
- The bright part of the map shows where the moon is over the horizon on Thursday, November 8, 2012 at 19:28:00 UTC.
- The Sun's position is marked with this symbol: . At this location, the Sun will be at its zenith (directly overhead) in relation to an observer.
- The Moon's position is marked with this symbol: . At this location, the Moon will be at its zenith in relation to an observer. Note that the symbol is not showing the current phase of the Moon.
Moon phase
Fraction of moon illuminated: 32%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, November 8, 2012 at 19:28:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 3° 41' | North |
| Longitude: | 177° 15' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.13 meters/second, 1613.3 km/hour, 1002.4 miles/hour or 871.1 knots.The table below shows the Moon position compared to the time and date above:
| Time | Longitude difference | Latitude difference | Total |
|---|
| later | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Distance |
|---|
| 1 minute | 0° 14' 31.3" | 16.71 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.6" | 0.22 mi | south | 16.71 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 14.4" | 1002.40 mi | west | 0° 11' 43.8" | 13.43 mi | south | 1002.60 mi |
| 24 hours | 348° 19' 16.5" | 806.22 mi | west | 4° 49' 07.3" | 331.11 mi | south | 872.70 mi |
Locations with the moon near zenith
The following table shows 10 locations with moon near zenith position in the sky.
| Location | Local time | Distance | Direction |
|---|
| Tarawa | Fri 7:28 AM | 535 km | 333 miles | 289 nm |  WSW |
| Majuro | Fri 7:28 AM | 772 km | 480 miles | 417 nm |  WNW |
| Baker Island | Thu 7:28 AM | 797 km | 495 miles | 430 nm |  ESE |
| Yaren | Fri 7:28 AM | 1241 km | 771 miles | 670 nm | WSW |
| Funafuti | Fri 7:28 AM | 1367 km | 849 miles | 738 nm |  S |
| Fakaofo | Fri 8:28 AM | 1927 km | 1198 miles | 1041 nm |  SE |
| Wake Island | Fri 7:28 AM | 2075 km | 1290 miles | 1121 nm |  NNW |
| Palikir | Fri 6:28 AM | 2145 km | 1333 miles | 1158 nm |  W |
| Apia * | Fri 9:28 AM | 2285 km | 1420 miles | 1234 nm |  SSE |
| Honiara | Fri 6:28 AM | 2406 km | 1495 miles | 1299 nm |  SW |
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